New Zealand reports 1st new virus cases in 25 days
A girl and her mum make their way to school after the government allowed schools to re-open under Level 2 guidelines in Wellington on May 18. Today New Zealand recorded its first coronavirus case after 25 days of being Covid-free. – AFP pic, June 16, 2020.
NEW Zealand reported its first new cases of coronavirus in almost a month today when two recent arrivals from Britain tested positive after being released early from quarantine to visit a dying relative. The South Pacific nation, which has recorded only 22 deaths among a population of five million, declared last week it had eliminated community Covid-19 transmission – allowing it to relax social distancing measures and rely on strict border controls.
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